subject: Loan Reduction Program - Reduce Your Loan Balance And Your Monthly Payment! [print this page] Until recently, if a homeowner was upside down in their home, there wasn't a whole lot they could do about it. A loan modification won't help because lenders typically won't reduce the loan balance when they do a loan mod. You could do a short sale but if you want to keep the home, that's not a viable option.
If you want to keep your home but you are in a negative equity situation, there is a relatively new program that might be able to help. It's called a Loan Reduction or sometimes, a Principal Balance Reduction.
Basically, a group of private investors will purchase your note form your lender and then refinance it back to you at 90% of the home's current market value. This is an amazing opportunity for homeowners who wish to keep their homes to reduce their loan balances and monthly mortgage payments.
It's very much a make-sense program because everyone benefits. The investors make great money by purchasing the notes at a discount and then refinancing them back to the homeowners at 90% of the property value today. The homeowner gets equity back in the home (10%) and a reduced payment based on the new, lower loan amount.
Lenders agree to sell the notes at a discount for different reasons and every case is slightly different. Maybe the homeowner is behind on payments and the lender sees this as a viable alternative to foreclosure. Maybe the lender is afraid that it won't take the homeowner long to realize that they are grossly overpaying for the home. There is a fear factor on the part of the lender that the homeowner might find another, similar home and then abandon the property.
This program is based almost exclusively on equity so bad credit and shaky income or earnings won't necessarily disqualify a homeowner.
The concept of purchasing notes at a discount and then refinancing them back to homeowners at a reduced loan amount is relatively new. We are starting to hear more and more about it however as it gains popularity among homeowners and lenders as well.
If you are up side down in your home and you owe more than it's worth, consider looking into a Loan Reduction Program. It's possible that the program will only be around for another 2 years or so.
by: Eric Sachs
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